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SUPER GT: Drago Corse announces split with sponsor Busou

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Nissan SuperGT team DragoCORSE splits with title sponsor Busou, but aims to return at Suzuka after pulling out of this weekend's Fuji round:

switched from Honda to Nissan GT3 machinery for the 2022 season as part of its tie-up with Busou

, an aero parts manufacturer with strong links to Nissan, with Michigami standing down from driving duties. Two-time GT500 champion Masataka Yanagida and ex-Formula 1 racer Yuji Ide were announced as the team's drivers, and the pair lie sixth in the GT300 standings after finishing second on SUPER GT's last visit to Fuji in May.

Drago's split with Busou marks the third time in as many seasons that Michigami's team has parted ways with its primary backer.It had to contend with the loss of Honda sub-brand Modulo at the end of the 2020 season , and a new alliance with furniture brand Yogibo last year only lasted one season, with

Yogibo entering a new partnership with B-Max Racing 2022 to field a Ferrari in GT World Challenge AsiaThe news of Drago's split with Busou is not expected to affect the team's participation in Super Formula with a single Honda-powered car for Nirei Fukuzumi.

 

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